The modern parlour guitar is a bit of a catch-all term that refers usually to a small body, quite often with 12-frets clear of the body ... with a separate strip of rosewood so you don't see any fret ...

However, since February, Alvarez has been distributed in the UK by Blackstar - one of the world's biggest amp brands - so we're expecting to see a lot more of these guitars in our shops. Here, we have ...